Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1887-11-13
WICHITA LITTER.
West yirginians In Kansas-HOw the Po-
litIcal BreeZes Blow.

West yirginians In Kausas-HOw the Po-
litIcal Breezes Blow.
To tie Editor of he sunday R"gjSa:
WICHITA, November lit may be Of
interest to West Virginians to know that
Mr.. Thoma3 W. Stewart, of this city, who
some weeks ago was given a sentence Of
seventeen years in the county Jail and a
fiue of $40, 600 for Sc ling two hundred and
eight glasses of beer, is a West Virgiuian
by birth, and in fact left that State only
about two years K for the West. The
writer knows him TO I've of good family,
and young Stewart, in Western parlance,
was playing in bad luck, when he &C.
cepted the position of manipulating beer
fawcets for the Hermin Drug Co.
Since the sentence Stewart has been in
the county Jail and q wretChed place, by
the way, it is. From the first, ir the
presence Of newspaper men he seemed TO
look upon his fate with little concern.
Sheriff Hays, however, says that at times
ne became very ~despondent and after bis
bad luck refused to tell bis past history.
When Governor Martin reduced his pun
ishment to six months in the county Jail
and a fine of 5000, he took care to show
no signs OF delight, but received Il III that
same matter Of fact sort of way. There
seems no doubt but that his employers will
pay the fine ard rext February will find
will find him IN fdll possession of his lib.
erty with the exception that he can never
again sell intOXicants in Kansas as
long as the Prohibition law is in force,
without ~erGapgering his liberties more
THAI the one not having been indicted for
such an otfsnse. In the event that his
employers do not voluntarily pay the fine
of $500 and Stewart does not choose 10
paw it, the Assistant Attorney General
caI collcc' il Off the property or building
in which the intOyicants were sold. The
situation makes it reagonably sure pre-
dieting that Stewart will not he compelled
to pay his fine. And hence his freedom is
booked for next February.
The state of political affairs in Kansas,
Mr.. Editor, may be of some benefit TO
your readers. The ''immensity," if you
please, Of the topic tOrbids but
a brief synopsis, The last conquest
and victory Cf the PrOhibitionists
the adoption of the metropolitan police
law by the last winters Legislaturc-has
produced many klckers in the prohibition
ranks, The Law was intended for this
city, probably some other towns in the
Southwest and the Missouri river towns,
viz: LeavenawOrth, Kansas City, Kan,
Wyandotte and AtchisOu. As would be
expected from the above prohibition meets
with this favor in the Southwest and east
ern part of the State than in other sections.
While this is the case sections have been
painfully Republican and a Democrat has
been about as much Of home as a feb
is out Of water. The late action
of the Legislature is bringing the water TO
the fish, and The environments are becon-
inc more and more favorable for the Demo
Gratis. Their numhtr is increasing, IS n
result of liberal Republicans becoming
thoroughly disguised with tile actions OF
their former partner, the prohibitionists.
Republican leaders who accept the situa-
ton, say they fear o "paralyzing change
will take place in this section before many
years. The reduced Republican vote all
over this section, in last Tuesdays cleo
ton, acCentuates this diSaifrctiou. 1t
would not be surprising if in a few years
Kansas, the banner Republican State Of
the West, will have to be Put on the
doubtful list. y.